Minimizing connection delay for a data session

A client device comprising a processor coupled to a memory configured to

• close an active transport socket associated with a communication session with a virtual private network (VPN) server after identifying a period of data inactivity over a first network;
• identify new application data traffic intended for a remote destination;
• forward a message on a second network to the VPN server, wherein the message comprises previously used session information;
• and
• re-establish the communication session with the VPN server when the previously used session information matches one or more session parameters stored in a client profile.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform:

• closing, via a client device, an active transport socket associated with a communication session with a virtual private network (VPN) server after identifying a period of data inactivity over a first network;
• identifying, via the client device, new application data traffic intended for a remote destination;
• forwarding, via the client device, a message on a second network to the VPN server, wherein the message comprises previously used session information;
• and
• re-establishing the communication session between the client device and the VPN server when the previously used session information matches one or more session parameters stored in a client profile.